Favorite Pancakes

From the Betty Crocker 'Red Pie Cover' cookbook
Originally in the 1991 cookbook

Ingredients

1 egg
1 cup buttermilk
2 tsp shortening, melted or salad oil
1 cup flour
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt

Directions

1. Beat egg; add remaining ingredients and beat until smooth with beaters.
2. Grease heated griddle.
3. Pour batter from tip of large spoon or small measuring cup onto hot griddle.
4. Turn pancakes as soon as they are puffed and full of bubbles.
5. Turn over and bake other side until golden brown.

Note
To test if griddle is ready, sprinkle a few drops of water onto griddle. If they dance, griddle is hot enough.

Waffles

From the Betty Crocker 'Red Pie Cover' cookbook
Originally in the 1991 cookbook

Ingredients

2 eggs
2 cups buttermilk
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cups plus 2 tbsp shortening

Directions

1. Heat waffle iron.
2. Beat eggs; beat in remaining ingredients with rotary beater until smooth.
3. Pour batter from cup onto center of hot waffle iron. Cook about 5 minutes or until steaming stops.
4. Remove waffle carefully.

Makes about eight 7 inch waffles.

Note
For richer waffles, increase to 3 eggs, decrease buttermilk to 1 1/2 cups and flour to 1 3/4 cups.